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Melissa Friedling
What is Poetry? Thanks!
Sadly, my stint as a Harriet vlogger is officially over and I haven’t yet thanked the amazing folks who helped with the “What Is Poetry?” videos. First, thanks to all the brave souls who agreed to speak to me on camera. I asked SO MANY people and its a rare character who will agree to go on record defining something like poetry. I met with lots of outright “no’s.” Oh well, I thank them too – I was going to make a highlights video of all the people we recorded waving us away – but that doesn’t seem really fair. Second, thanks to Juan David Gonzalez Monroy for sound recording and translation work – you rock. And, thanks to the the PF folks for inviting me to contribute in this odd way. And, finally, thanks to all the readers of Harriet who enjoyed or were annoyed by the videos. I appreciated every comment and, after every posting, I looked forward to what you all had to say. THANK YOU!!
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RECENT COMMENTS
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Noah? Sarcasm? Whoda thunk it? MORE »
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This is not my beautiful wife... Or however that Talking Heads song went...
I really don't ... MORE »
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Hey Anselm,
I wish I could hear you talk about it. In lieu of his explanations, ... MORE »
Fred Moten | 02.09.10 -
Thanks for the post, Fred, we haven't met, but I appreciate your voice here.
And ... MORE »
Sina Queyras | 02.09.10
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A selection of new work from Robert Hass; new poems by Martha Zweig, Joshua Mehigan, Robert Vandermolen, Patty Seyburn, Robert Bly, Bob Hicok, Spencer Reece, Eleanor Wilner, and Kay Ryan; a translation of a Durs Grünbein essay by Michael Hofmann; and reviews by Fiona Sampson.
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